Former coach has claimed Itoje was ‘very inward-looking’Lock takes over Saracens captaincy from Owen FarrellMaro Itoje has rejected claims by the former England head coach Eddie Jones that he is “very inward-looking” and not suited to Test captaincy, speaking after being unveiled as Saracens’ skipper.Itoje takes over from Owen Farrell, after the fly-half’s...

Australia last held the Bledisloe Cup in 2002 but can now turn to inside knowledge at the same time as New Zealand have a chink in their armourBledisloe Cup week: New Zealanders still relish it, Australians have come to dread it. For Wallabies fans, it’s an annual examination akin to a dentist or doctors consult, a mostly shameful ordeal in which they’re...

The former Italy striker Totò Schillaci, who inspired his country to third place at the 1990 World Cup, has died at the age of 59. Schillaci played for several Italian clubs, including Juventus and Inter, but he will be mostly fondly remembered as the top scorer at the 1990 World Cup. Playing in front of his home fans, Schillaci's six goals included...

Reporter to become GM of alma mater’s basketball teamWojnarowski became famous as NBA insiderAdrian Wojnarowski, who made a name for himself breaking NBA news stories, has announced he is stepping away from journalism to become the general manager of the men’s basketball program at his alma mater, St Bonaventure.Wojnarowski, whose tweets announcing...

Club punished over conduct dating from 2001-10‘Essex County Cricket Club has admitted a charge’Essex have been fined £100,000, with half suspended, after admitting to a charge of racism at the county club which they failed to address between 2001 and 2010, the Cricket Regulator has announced.Essex were charged in June after an investigation undertaken...

Stand-in captain wants to entertain in rare five-match series as he banks more experience before next year’s AshesIn one sense the five-match ODI series between England and Australia that starts in Nottingham on Thursday is slightly lacking in wider context. Part of a trend that has seen previously lengthy visits by India and Australia broken up by...